People: First California Financial Group Inc (FCAL.O)

FCAL.O on Nasdaq

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21 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Robert Gipson

65 2007 Independent Chairman of the Board

C. Kum

57 2007 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director; President and CEO of First California Bank

Romolo Santarosa

55 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of the Company & First California Bank

Bradley Brown

47 2010 Executive Vice President, Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer of First California Bank

Gilbert Dalmau

55 2011 Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer of First California Bank

William Schack

50 2011 Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of First California Bank

Richard Aldridge

64 2007 Independent Director

Donald Benson

2006 Independent Director

John Birchfield

60 2007 Independent Director

Joseph Cohen

66 2006 Independent Director

Antoinette Hubenette

63 2006 Independent Director

Thomas Tignino

64 2007 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Robert Gipson

Mr. Robert E. Gipson is Independent Chairman of the Board of First California Financial Group Inc since March 12, 2007. Mr. Gipson served as a director of National Mercantile from 1996 until the completion of the Mergers, and was Chairman of National Mercantile from June 1997 until the completion of the Mergers, and was Chairman of Mercantile National Bank from June 1997 to December 1998. Mr. Gipson is President of Alpha Analytics Investment Group, LLC, a registered investment advisor, and has served in that capacity since its organization in 1998. Mr. Gipson is Of Counsel to the law firm of Gipson Hoffman & Pancione and has been a lawyer with that firm since 1982. Mr. Gipson is also President of Corporate Management Group, Inc., a financial management company, since 1988. Mr. Gipson currently serves as Chairman of the Board for First California.

C. Kum

Mr. C. G. Kum is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of First California Financial Group Inc., and President, Chief Executive Officer of First California Bank, a subsidiary of First California Financial Group Inc since March 12, 2007. Mr. Kum has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 2007 upon the completion of the Mergers. Mr. Kum also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of First California Bank (formerly known as Camarillo Community Bank) and has since September 1, 1999. Under his leadership, the Bank has grown from two branches and $100 million in total assets to 19 branches and $1.8 billion in total assets. He is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley and received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Mr. Kum also is a graduate of Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He is a past president of the board of directors of Community Bankers of California. Mr. Kum currently serves on the government relations council for the American Bankers Association and is a board member of the California Bankers Association and Ventura County Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Romolo Santarosa

Mr. Romolo C. Santarosa is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of First California Financial Group Inc., and First California Bank, a subsidiary of First California Financial Group Inc since March 21, 2011. Mr. Santarosa has been Chief Financial Officer since 2007 upon completion of the Mergers. Mr. Santarosa became Chief Operating Officer in March 2011. Prior to the Mergers, Mr. Santarosa joined First California Bank in November 2002 as a member of Executive Management responsible for finance, accounting, investor relations, and technology and bank operations. Prior to First California Bank, Mr. Santarosa served as chief financial officer or controller for several Southern California-based banks and bank holding companies, as controller for a New England-based bank and bank holding company and as a senior audit manager for a New York-based international public accounting firm. Mr. Santarosa is a certified public accountant in New York and Connecticut. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s, the California State Society of CPA’s, a Director of Data Center, Inc., a full-service bank technology company and a member of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California Finance Advisory Committee. Mr. Santarosa is a graduate of Ithaca College.

Bradley Brown

Mr. Bradley R. Brown is Executive Vice President, Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer of First California Bank, a subsidiary of First California Financial Group Inc since March 31, 2010. Prior to joining First California Bank, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President and Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer of Pacific Capital Bancorp since 2008 and prior to that position served as its Senior Vice President and Director of Internal Audit from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Brown received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and is a graduate of the BAI Graduate School of Banking and the ABA Graduate School of Compliance Management. Mr. Brown is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Bank Auditor, Certified Financial Services Auditor and a Certified Risk Professional.

Gilbert Dalmau

Mr. Gilbert J. Dalmau is Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer of First California Bank, a subsidiary of First California Financial Group Inc since July 22, 2011. Prior to then, from 2006 through 2010, he served as President and CEO at Americas United Bank in Glendale, California. Mr. Dalmau received his bachelor’s degree in business administration/accounting from California State University, Northridge.

William Schack

Mr. William A. Schack is Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of First California Bank, a subsidiary of First California Financial Group Inc since March 21, 2011. Mr. Schack has been Chief Credit Officer since 2009 and was promoted to executive vice president in 2011. Prior to that position, Mr. Schack served as managing director and deputy chief credit officer of Imperial Capital Bank. Prior to Imperial Capital Bank, Mr. Schack served at First Bank of Beverly Hills, where he was ultimately promoted to the position of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Prior to serving at First Bank of Beverly Hills, he held various management positions at First Los Angeles Bank and Western Federal Savings Bank. Mr. Schack received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his MBA from the University of Southern California.

Richard Aldridge

Mr. Richard D. Aldridge is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since March 12, 2007. Mr. Aldridge served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of FCB Bancorp from October 2005 until the completion of the Mergers, and was a director from 1993 until the completion of the Mergers. He was employed for 19 years by Weyerhaeuser Company in Longview, Washington, where he was a business manager. For the past 19 years, Mr. Aldridge has been the President and CEO of B & R Supply, Inc., an industrial tool distributor. Since 1990, he has held investments in multiple community banks and real estate in Ventura County. Mr. Aldridge also served as interim Chairman of the Board of FCB Bancorp from 1998 to 1999.

Donald Benson

Mr. Donald E. Benson is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since 2006. Mr. Benson served as a director of National Mercantile from 1998 until the completion of the Mergers. Mr. Benson is Executive Vice President and a director of Marquette Financial Companies, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a financial services holding company (formerly Marquette Bancshares, Inc.). He has served in that position and in predecessor organizations since 1968. Mr. Benson is also a former director of MAIR Holdings, Inc., a commuter airline, and a current director of Babson Capital Corporate Investors, a mutual fund, and Babson Capital Participation Investors, a mutual fund.

John Birchfield

Mr. John W. Birchfield is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since March 12, 2007. Mr. Birchfield served as the Chairman of the Board of FCB Bancorp from October 2005 until the completion of the Mergers, and was a director from 1993 until the completion of the Mergers. Since 1995, Mr. Birchfield has served as the Chairman of the Board at B & R Supply Inc. He is also the managing partner of Ralston Properties LP, a privately held real estate management company. Mr. Birchfield is the brother-in-law of Richard D. Aldridge. Mr. Birchfield currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for First California Bank.

Joseph Cohen

Mr. Joseph N. Cohen is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since 2006. Mr. Cohen served as a director of National Mercantile from 1998 until the completion of the Mergers. Mr. Cohen has been President of American Entertainment Investors, Inc., a media financing and consulting firm, since February 1996 and a director of Exclusive Media Holdings Limited since 2010.

Antoinette Hubenette

Dr. Antoinette T. Hubenette, M.D., is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since 2006. Dr. Hubenette served as a director of National Mercantile from 1998 until the completion of the Mergers. Dr. Hubenette was President and a director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, Beverly Hills, California (formerly Medical Group of Beverly Hills), a physicians’ medical practice group, from 1994 to 2000. She has been a practicing physician since 1982. She continues in part-time practice of general internal medicine. Dr. Hubenette has served as a director of The Ensign Group, a long-term medical care company, since 2004.

Thomas Tignino

Mr. Thomas Tignino is Independent Director of First California Financial Group Inc since March 12, 2007. Mr. Tignino served as a director of FCB Bancorp from January 2006 until the completion of the Mergers. Mr. Tignino is the founder and managing partner of Tignino & Lutz LLP, a multi-service accountancy firm established in 1980. His firm specializes in audit, tax planning and compliance, estate planning and investment review. Mr. Tignino also served as a director of Los Robles Bank from 1988 to 2001. Mr. Tignino is a CPA, MBA and is a member of the AICPA tax division. Mr. Tignino currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Robert Gipson

--

C. Kum

2,521,370

Romolo Santarosa

1,241,310

Bradley Brown

525,821

Gilbert Dalmau

203,230

William Schack

861,156

Richard Aldridge

--

Donald Benson

--

John Birchfield

--

Joseph Cohen

--

Antoinette Hubenette

--

Thomas Tignino

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011
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